Arr, me hearties! The cursed Windows 11 update be wreckin' PCs, blamin' them poor CPUs. Walk the plank, I say!
2023-08-24
Arrr, mateys! Fear not, for Microsoft be movin' with haste to fix this foul bug! Aye, 'tis a nasty critter, but they be fightin' it like true swashbucklers on the high seas!
In a humorous tone, the article discusses a new issue with Windows 11 that causes PCs to crash with an 'unsupported processor' error. According to reports from The Verge and Reddit, this error occurs after installing the KB5029351 update for Windows 11 22H2. However, since this is a preview update, it is optional and doesn't have to be installed.After installing the update, a Blue Screen of Death appears with the error message about the CPU not being supported by Windows 11, and the PC then reboots. Fortunately, the system apparently recovers and rolls back the patch automatically.
Microsoft has acknowledged the problem and advises that the update might automatically uninstall to allow Windows to start up as expected. The common factor among those experiencing this bug is that they have an MSI motherboard with an Intel CPU that has been updated to the most recent BIOS release.
While Windows 11 has stricter requirements for supported CPUs compared to Windows 10, the news of an unsupported processor may have caused some alarm. Although the update should allow the PC to reboot and uninstall the patch, Microsoft's use of the term 'might' in its advisory raises concerns about what happens if it doesn't.
However, Microsoft has taken preventive measures to stop the affected Windows 11 update from being delivered to PCs with the specific configuration. The remaining concern is whether this optional preview patch becomes the mandatory update for Windows 11 22H2 in September. Microsoft needs to ensure that the bug is fully resolved by that time or that MSI addresses it with a new BIOS update.